Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-14
A FRcTEcTIoNIsr PROPOSITION.

The New York Sun sees q menace to the
anthracite coal m%onopolists OF Pennsyl.
van'e l.; I: anthracite coal fields OF Banff,
On the Canadian Pacific, which is said to
be but 2 per cent. inferior to the Pennsyl.
vania article, and would have these soul.
!ess rnonopolists referred to rush forward
witt q demand for protection by imposing
III embargo on the Canadian article. The
Sun shows how close the Banff coal fields
are by tire Canadian Pacific to Montana
n Minnesota, aad how easy Of access by
she Manitoba road to "Montana's wonder
fully rich mining CENTER" and asks: 'Cou'd
Pennsylvania sell a pound OF her anthra-
cite in Montana against the Canadian Pa
eisr without u tariff" And again: Coke
is 81 immense Pennsylvania interest. It 10
largely consumed in Montana's smelling
works. Could the Connellsvills coal pro-
ducers hold their ground against Canadian
anthracite free Of duty?" The Pioneer
Press refers to the Suns proposition as
showing 1.-THE calmness with which the pro.
hioitory protectionist would sacrifice
the well-be,ng Of the many for
the benef. Of tho few" 1t char
terizes it cs "thc sort OF monopoly. now
costing the Northwest millicEs OF dollars
annually, whica rab;d protectioaists OF the
Sun variety would perpetuate aud render
absolutely unassailabls by the wall of
another duty" 1t refers to the ground.
Gown miners OF the Lehish Valley, to
which reference was made in these columns
yesterday, who are o asking for . living |
wage when the greedy m%onopolists have
raised the price OF their highly paid pro.
duct sl.5o, showing how completely to tie
interest @! the ~monopolist such a tariff
would BIZ, who would grinds his laborers as
he d. . now, and how the consumer would
alone be :ta sufferer as is always the case
with protected ~monopolies. So far a.
Montana is concerned. although no anthra.
cite COS, has yet been discovered here, it is
known that this Territory possesses the
most inexhaustib!e beds Of a. fine coal as
ever WAS burned, which will soon be in
position to be placed upon the market.
The Rocky Fork coal beds, to which q rail.
road is now being built to connect with the
Northern Pacific, alone contain coal in
quantities to supply the Territory for
centuries, and upon completion Of
the Northern Pacific Ink between
here and Gallatin, as promised, will be
readily accessible to this market to the ex.
ciusion OF all other. Thu coal measures OF
this Territory are only in the infancy Of
their development, and no one can say with
any certainty what tbs future may develop
OF its coal resources. It is within the range
OF possibility that a vein OF anthracite as
fine as the Pennsylvania article ,nay yet be
discovered here. But the tonc Of the New
York SUMS reference to the danger TO Penn
eyivania will tie especially acceptable to
N~cntaniaps as sho~ing tho solicituds of
that journal for their interests, a solicitrde
that is shared by all protcctionis:s
for the West to tho profit OF the
East. They appreciate. in this
proposition to prevent them
obtaining cheaper anthracite and
coke how little they havs in common with
the protectionists OF tho East, and how
Tho latter would squ:sze tie last dollar out
e: tf@zu to swell the profits OF m avaricious
OF monopolists who grind the Amer; I
laborer to the level III tho pauper
labor II Europe. Therein lies the iallacy
Of protection. Tie workman is never con-
1t is the capitalist every time.
Tn. daugtrto his interests is supreme to
the exclusion Of workman and consumer. !
AID such a get OF capitalists as tae SIM
oala i-r,'"st! Men wEo arc unworthy to
,::c ar Il America; Who COW prac-
tie most unblushing extortion o! both
their Torkmen aid the public. That how. 4
Bver, is protection.